Pocket cigarette lighter



June 1, 1948. L NEFT 2,442,5Q8

POCKET C IGARETTE LIGHTER Filed June 28, 1945 Patented June 1, 1948 2,442,508 rocxa'r creamt'r'n: uen'rna Isadore Ellis Neft, Loo Anlelel, Calif. Application June 28, 1945, Serial No. 602,077

1 Claim. (CL 87-81) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in pocket cigarette lighters, and has for its primary object to provide a removable reservoir adapted to contain lighter fluid and by means of which the fluid chamber for the lighter may be replenished as the same becomes consumed.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a device of this character by means of which the lighter fluid in the fluid chamber of the lighter may be replenished from a reserve supply carried by the lighter without requiring the removal of flller caps or the like which exposes the lighter fluid to the atmosphere and results in evaporation thereof.

A further bbject of the invention is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is eflicient and reliable in operation, and while at the same time retains the compactness of the lighter and which otherwise is well adapted for the p p ses for which the same is intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view with parts broken away and shown in section.

Figure 2 is a bottom plan view.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken substantially on a line 6-4 of Figure 1.

Referring now to the drawing in detail, wherein for the purpose of illustration 1 have disclosed a preferred embodiment of numeral 5 designates the pocket cigarettelighter generally which includes a case 6 formed with an elongated s bstantiallyflat chamber i adapted to contain a suitable absorbent material 8 for saturation with a lighter fluid, the top of the chamber I having a tubular wick holder 9 mounted therein through which a wick iii extends with its lower end embedded in the absorbent material 8.

Extending vertically through the chamber I is a flint-holding tube ii and attached to the top of the case at the upper end of the tube II is a manually operable abrasive or other sparking wheel l2 adapted to contact the flint contained in the upper end of the tube II to produce a spark in the usual manner for igniting the wick.

At one side of the chamber I the case is formed with a cylindrical chamber it which is closed at the invention, the

its top and open at its bottom, the upper portion of the chamber I; being internally threaded; as indicated at M.

The chamber I3 at its threaded portion communicates with the chamber 8 by means of a passage IS.

A tubular container I6 is closed at its lower end and formed with an externally threaded open neck II at its upper end adapted for threaded .engagement in the upper end of the chamber ii,

the lower end of the container l8 having a flange I8 which projects below the bottom or the case 6 to provide finger-gripping means for threading the container into and out of position in the chamber [3.

The walls of the container 18 at its lower portion are spaced from the walls oi the container I3 and a packing sleeve IQ of resilient material is positioned therebetween to provide a liquidilaisgh't seal for the lower portion of the chamber In the operation or the device, the container l6 forms a reservoir for lighter fluid which is placed in the container after the latter is removed from the case and is then positioned upwardly in the chamber l3 and threaded upwardly in the upper portion thereof to close the passage l5.

When the lighter fluid from the chamber 1 has been consumed, the container I5 is backed downwardly in the chamber l3 to open communication between the container and the chamber 1 through the passage l5, as shown in Figure 3 of the drawing, and then by tilting the case toward one Side the fluid from the container i6 may then enter the chamber 1 to replenish the latter with lighter fluid and without necessitating a complete removal of the container I6 from the case which would expose the fluid to atmosphere and thus cause evaporation thereof.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing, it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in the art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though I have herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of my invention, the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A pocket lighter comprising a casing having a top and a pair of side-by-side chambers therein 1 closed by said top with an upper passage between the same, one of said chambers having an open bottom, a wick in the other chamber extending out of said top, and an opentop fluid container in the open bottom chamber threaded therein and adjustable by turning the same inwardly and outwardly of said bottom crosswise of said passage to close and open said passage respectively.

lameness mm The following references are of record in the tile of this patent:

.Number Number UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Armstrong May 80, 1933 Gabritsch Aug. 13, 1940 FOREIGN PATENTS Country Date Germany Oct. 7, 1920 Germany May 3, 1921 

